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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis of Cesarean Section

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Ronald N. Jones
Ronald N. Jones*
Affiliation:
Anti-infectives Research Center, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
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Anti-infectives Research Center, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 11 , Issue 5 , May 1990 , pp. 233 - 234
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